Here are the unleashed pages of a sober chick in recovery. My journey (date of sobriety) began on June 13th, 2005. For 29 years of my life I was spiritually sick. Emotinally defeated by drunken black-outs, bulimic binging and purging episodes and self-mutilation, I finally surrendered.

Monday, May 01, 2006

A quick list 4 today . . .

Tonight is the Eve of my natal B-Day. I took the day off of work and decided to take tomorrow off as well. I have been working on my portfolio, content to be home, enjoying having my animals around. I am pooped, just came back from Boot Camp -- I gave it my all, I was mentally there. I will ice my knee and eat Baja Fresh with no guilt about how many calories I am putting into my body. I feel wonderful.

I am ever so thAAnkful & grAAteful:- for the small World of Recovery. My dear sober sister is Alice is discovering love. Her new love, I discovered, has 25 years in the program, is a professor at one of the colleges Mitch teaches at and is a dear friend of one of my biggest artistic mentors, C. Heinz.- that I accept how God painted my body -- which my Boot Camp instructor complimented and called me a cookie face tonight. - that I will have God in my life as I enter my 30s- that my sponsor and her hubby sat next to me this weekend at Sunrise and I just love to see her smile. She smiles during the entire meeting, she is so darn cute!- talking to my Mom on the phone today and hearing her voice- all the sleep I got this weekend and my nap today- that Mitch & I appreciate nature and spent the morning yesterday at the Hunington Park. Take a look at the beautiful pictures!

You all crack me up. I love reading your comments. Right now I have a BIG OLE SMILE on my face. What a wonderful feeling.

I am in the stepping stones of my career as a multi-media designer. My focus has shifted. I am building on my web-based knowledge. So my portfolio is mixed with mostly print (ads, brochures, some packaging) I will have the site ready soon. :)

In school we were taught to use our own artwork/photos for the media we built hence my love to taking pictures, espicially of our 4 legged monters.

Ok, I love you all and will see you in cyber ;) Thanks 4 all of your greetings. It truly means so much ti me.

Ummm..ok..I am just going to go dig up my backyard and transform it in to Huntington Park...be back later !LOL..I wish! Awesome pictures!!I could smell the peace :)

You sound great Sober Chick ,even if you have to ice your knee.I hope you are feeling better rested by the time you read this and ready to share another clip of your awesome life and recovery with us...Thanks for sharing ~

Wow! I just love you so much! I'm so thankful that you are here because you are just simply wonderful.

Everytime I read anything of yours I am re-inspired, inspired again, and filled with inspiration. First of all, I have to say that you my dear are GORGEOUS!!! I can see the love & peace just eminating from you. Secondly, I love to take pictures and I just hafta say that yours are truly AMAZING!!! You have a gift and I'm so glad you're using it and sharing it too... Thirdly, your wonderful supportive man I see, is also a hunka hunka man - What a lucky pair!!! :O) And lastly, I just gotta say thanks for being so great, cuz ya are.

You deserve to have a FANTASTIC birthday, and that's my wish for you. Enjoy your special day my friend!!!

Dear Sober Chick, First of all, I would like to say thank you for all of your posts! You are truly an inspiration! Second, I noticed that you were/are also bulimic. How did you stop the binge/purge cycle? I have been sober (alcoholic) for three years, but can't seem to break the horrific eating disorder addiction. Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated. I need help, desperately.